Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-12
PIN-MonEY POINTERS.

| Spring snd Summer wardrobs Com
| Plete for Twenty-Five Dollars.
Getting spring and summer outi
of dresses, hats and wraps for $25 is
feat that most economical maidens. q.
well as those older in the world, MAJ
well envy; yet this was accomplished
last week by \ young lady who earns
her own Irving. and occupies one Of
hose positions where she must dress
neatly. even nicely, on q very small
salary. How she secured her tasteful
wardrobe at so low q figure is best
told by her own words:
During the warm weather I am "a
busy, and. besides, have no inclina-
tlon TO stay Indoors and sew, and ]
concluded this year to get all the
clothing that needed until the fall al
early as possible in the spring. ]
knew that had to have an entire new
walking dress. which must also do
service for church on Sundays; then a
jacket and hatto go with it, were also
necessary. For summer wear. every.
day, must have two light dresses.
and thought that dark sateens would
be the most serviceable as well as o
saving in washing, and for nv best
summer dress. / concluded to get q
white one. These four, I think, win
clothe me nicely all spring and sum.
mer.n
The street dress was first inspected.
1t is of soft, light, all-wool cheviot q
deep gray in color, and is made with a
side-plaited skirt, short front and long
back drapery, with vest, collar and
cuffs of black velvet. The cheYiot
was IS cents a yard, double width.
The same goods is down cheaper now,
coming in all the new shades. 1t took
eight yards of material one of velvet
at S1.20 and another 81 for lining,
besides 81 for making the basque and
draping the skirt. in all 81 for very
neat and pretty suit. The jacket to
60 with it is made out of two yards of
the material, lined with scarlet silesia
and cost for cutting and making 81.
The hat is pale gray straw, costing
untrimmed 81 so, and is faced with a
bias piece of black velvet left from the
dress, and trimmed with full loopings
of gray silk feather-edged ribbon, three
yards at so cents a yard and q long
silver spike pin holding the bows, the
cost of the latter being 25 cents. The
whole outfit cost within $13, and is as
ladylike and jaunty as any girl could
desire
81 had to be very economical in pur-
chasing my other dresses. you see,
having spent SO much for one," said
the little fnancier. "Imade the sateens
myself, with the exception of cutting
and fitting the basques. I could have
done that after fashion, but think
a dress is spoiled unless it fits WE'LL
The sateens cost Is cents yard. and
there are ten yards in each one. A dark
blue, with tiny crimson sprig in it. is
made with full skirt edged with two
six-inch box plaits, long apron-front
overdress, the back being square and
Topped full. The basque has a little
plated vest of crimson and collar
and cuffs piped with the same. The
other sateen is pretty chestnut brown.
with small, white cross-bar plaid in
it, and resent les in finish the summer
silks now so much worn. The skirt
has three founces, reaching a little
above the knee, and short drapery in
'front.' with a tull sash back. The
waist is made with a yoke and
pulled sleeves, and is belted in. The en-
tire cost of these two pretty gowns, with
81 for cutting and fitting, Innings and
buttons, was just $6. A hat suited to
both of these dresses is little brown
straw with scarlet silk bow, which
cost 81 altogether, so cents for the hat
and the same amount for the scarlet
scarf.
my white dress is ever so pretty. /
think. and only cost me $3.50. The
lawn was 20 cents yard. and with 81
for the embroidered front and so cents
for the narrow edging, the material |
cost me So. TO-"
The dress is made with full plated |
back from the waist to the deep hem;
the front is of the embroidery slightly |
gathered, and the basque has pretty, |
simulated vest front of embroidery, |
with the sleeves and edge trimmed to |
correspond.
''With the 80 I had left from my S25 |
bought nice black parasol. It will |
20 with all my dresses and will also do |
ne for an umbrella" remarked the
as she turned her white |
lress inside out and hung it up in her
wardrobe until warm weather.-M y
Journal.